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6 de may. de 2024 · Modern historians use the term Byzantine Empire to distinguish the state from the western portion of the Roman Empire. The name refers to Byzantium, an ancient Greek colony and transit point that became the location of the Byzantine Empire’s capital city, Constantinople.
Hace 2 días · Despite the eventual recovery of Constantinople and re-establishment of the Empire in 1261, Byzantium remained only one of several small rival states in the area for the final two centuries of its existence.
Hace 6 días · Istanbul, largest city and principal seaport of Turkey. Historically known as Byzantium and then Constantinople, it was the capital of the Byzantine Empire and the Ottoman Empire. Istanbul straddles the Bosporus strait, one of two waterways that separates the European and Asian parts of Turkey.
14 de may. de 2024 · “Byzantine” is a historiographical term used to describe the Eastern Roman Empire during later antiquity and the Middle Ages. The eastern half of the empire gained greater prominence in the fourth century AD when Emperor Constantine moved the capital to Byzantium and renamed the city Constantinople.
8 de may. de 2024 · A podcast telling the story of the Roman (Byzantine) Empire from 476 AD to 1453. www.thehistoryofbyzantium.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Hace 6 días · On 13 April 1204 the western or Latin armies participating in the Fourth Crusade conquered Constantinople, the capital of Byzantium. The approaching 800th anniversary of that event has generated renewed interest in the background, context and impact of that crusade, expressed in several new studies and in conferences.
14 de may. de 2024 · I saw the Companion as very distinct to the Oxford Handbook of Byzantium, which is a more detailed and factual account. Instead, the Companion aimed to reflect questions and issues that I have both wondered about and come across in my teaching – what was the Macedonian Renaissance?
